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  • Strings of hanging light bulbs cascade down a stairwell, with several bulbs coiled on the floor.
    Strings of hanging light bulbs cascade down a stairwell, with several bulbs coiled on the floor.

    Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (America), 1994. Twelve parts, each: 42 light bulbs, waterproof rubber light sockets, and waterproof electrical cord, dimensions variable . Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee 96.74.1a-l. © The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York

  • A rectangular green-yellow light patch on the floor shows a streetlamp silhouette and scattered bird shadows.
    A rectangular green-yellow light patch on the floor shows a streetlamp silhouette and scattered bird shadows.

    Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Video installation, black-and-white and color, silent, 14 min., overall: 103 × 245 × 283 in. (261.6 × 622.3 × 718.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee 2007.4. © Paul Chan, courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York

  • Hand-scribbled colorful letters read "Crossing all the borders" in green, blue, and red.
    Hand-scribbled colorful letters read "Crossing all the borders" in green, blue, and red.

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, Crossing All the Borders, 1987. Pastel on paper, sheet: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm) Image: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee 2018.137.10. © Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds

  • A portrait bust of a Black woman, her face lifted slightly towards the sky
    A portrait bust of a Black woman, her face lifted slightly towards the sky

    Elizabeth Catlett, Head, 1947. Terracotta, overall: 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (27.3 × 16.5 × 22.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Jack E. Chachkes Purchase Fund, the +6
    Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund, and the Wilfred P. and Rose J. Cohen Purchase Fund in memory of Cecil Joseph Weekes 2013.103. © Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Three nude figures sit with their backs to the camera, the left person resting an arm on a round sculpture.
    Three nude figures sit with their backs to the camera, the left person resting an arm on a round sculpture.

    Yvonne Rainer, Five Easy Pieces, 1966–1969. 8mm and 16mm film, black-and-white, silent, 48 min., transferred to video, aspect Ratio: 4:3. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo in honor of Ron Clark and The Independent Study Program 2011.91. © Yvonne Rainer

  • A cluster of long, bending, caked black rods emerges from a nest of rocks. The rocks sit on a patch of black, ash-like material.
    A cluster of long, bending, caked black rods emerges from a nest of rocks. The rocks sit on a patch of black, ash-like material.

    David Hammons, Untitled, 1992. Human hair, wire, metallic mylar, sledgehammer, plastic beads, string, metal food tin, panty hose, leather, tea bags, and feathers
    , dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Mrs. Percy Uris Bequest and the Painting and Sculpture Committee 92.128a-z. © 2025 David Hammons / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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